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A Community Service Officer vehicle outside the San Jose Police Academy on 6087 Great Oaks Pkwy Friday. Photo by Vicente Vera.

San Jose police program in the spotlight after officer death

Police officers across Silicon Valley are mourning San Jose’s first community service officer killed in the line of duty — a gesture to how integral these officers have become in a city that struggles to fill its police ranks. Long Pham, a community service officer with the San Jose Police Department since 2022, was killed...

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A crowd of people on a lawn watching an outdoor movie screening

Summer movie screenings return to downtown San Jose

Summer in San Jose has brought back the classics: a scorching heat wave, crowded conventions and an almost decade-long tradition of outdoor movies. In partnership with the city’s Viva Parks program, the San Jose Downtown Association is hosting Starlight Cinema — a seasonal summer event that provides free movie showings on Saturday evenings in St....